Chapter 773 - 266: Brothers, Come and See Yuan’s Harem Group (Seeking Monthly Votes)_3

The "Milk Tea Girl" award ceremony is the day after tomorrow, and Modu TV Station will be live-streaming it online. An event like this, judged purely on *looks*, certainly sparked a lot of enthusiasm among young men. It was like a national audition to find the most beautiful woman.

Of course, this contest didn’t mean that the chosen "Milk Tea Girl" was necessarily the most beautiful. After all, only a very small number of girls had participated.

Putting others aside, among Li Yuan’s own circle alone, there were many who hadn’t participated: Zhong Tingyue, Bai Weixi, Xia Zhijin, Jiang Zhiyu, Qi Siyu, Xiang Tan Yanqiu, and others. If you were to look across the entire country, there would be even more.

Li Yuan continued to scan the list when suddenly, he spotted a familiar name in sixth place.

[Chu Yanyan, Modu University of Technology, School of Electronic Information, Sophomore...]

He glanced at Xia Zhijin, who was visiting the villa for the first time, and teased her with a smile, "Zhijin, I never expected Yanyan to participate in an event like this."

Xia Zhijin looked at her cousin’s photo online and suddenly recalled something. That photo was taken when I was with her, and I was the one who bought her that milk tea.

"Yanyan probably didn’t mean to participate. I think it was a candid shot. I was with her that day when I went to visit her at school."

Zhong Tingyue studied Chu Yanyan’s photo, then took a serious look at Xia Zhijin, clicking her tongue in amazement. "Zhijin, this girl looks a lot like you. Is she your first cousin?"

Xia Zhijin nodded and explained in a low voice, "Yes, Yanyan is my third maternal uncle’s daughter."

"Oh, so you two are blood-related. No wonder you look so much alike." Zhong Tingyue had a moment of realization and then turned to Li Yuan, teasing, "Senior, you must have seen this list a while ago. Why didn’t you pull some strings and get Zhijin’s cousin into first place?"

Li Yuan smiled faintly. "There’s no need. I was just as surprised when I saw her name. It was puzzling. With her personality, I didn’t think she would participate in something like this."

As he spoke, Li Yuan looked back at Xia Zhijin and asked, "Zhijin, have you asked Yanyan if she’s going to attend the award ceremony?"

Xia Zhijin shook her head. "I just found out that Yanyan was on the list. I hadn’t been paying attention to it. It’s so late now; I’ll ask her tomorrow."

"Alright." Li Yuan smiled. Chu Yanyan had a fiery personality, so he doubted she would come.

"Little Moon, tomorrow I need you to arrange for staff to go through this list of winners and confirm if they can attend in person. Make it clear to them that if they can’t come to the venue to accept their award, their prize will be forfeited."

"For those willing to attend from outside of Modu, our company will cover their round-trip travel and accommodation expenses, provided they show receipts. Participants from within Modu will receive a 1,000-yuan subsidy for their time."

Li Yuan was a little worried. It would be quite embarrassing if many of the "Milk Tea Girl" winners didn’t show up on the day of the ceremony. How could I let them just ride the wave of popularity and leave? I’m putting up real money. If they’re willing to come, they get paid. If not, they’re disqualified. It’s that simple.

"I understand," Zhong Tingyue nodded, then asked, "What do we do with the forfeited spots?"

Li Yuan looked at the three girls. "What do you all think? Should we find replacements or just leave the spots empty?"

Bai Weixi answered first. "I think we should find replacements. The final stages of the competition were fierce, so I’m sure there are many girls who would love to come. Since some people don’t need the opportunity, we should give it to those who do."

Xia Zhijin also offered her opinion, "I think so too."

"Bai and Zhijin both agree on finding replacements," Li Yuan said, turning to Zhong Tingyue. "What about you, Little Moon?"

Zhong Tingyue smiled. "Then I agree too. It’s better to have a full roster."

Li Yuan smiled back. "Alright, since you all agree to find replacements, let’s do it that way."

"By the way, I need to practice with the band for the next couple of days. For the stage setup, on-site gifts, and all the props, I’m counting on you three to put in some extra effort."

Zhong Tingyue rolled her eyes at him. "Talented Li, you just focus on preparing for your performance. Leave the rest to us."

Li Yuan looked at his three smart, beautiful, and capable girlfriends, who possessed both looks and talent, and felt deeply moved. Under his careful guidance, they were really starting to take a lot of pressure off his shoulders.

Zhong Tingyue was a given, but now even Xia Zhijin, who originally had the softest and gentlest personality, could meticulously carry out any task he assigned.

Li Yuan glanced at the time, stretched, and yawned, then gave his three lovely girlfriends a lecherous look.

"Hehe, my wives, it’s getting late. We should get some rest."

Upon hearing his words, all three girls blushed. This was the first time the three of them had ever stayed in the same house.

Zhong Tingyue looked at Li Yuan shyly and said with some embarrassment, "Um, Senior, it’s that time of the month for me. Why don’t you let Bai and Zhijin accompany you?"

Hearing this, Bai Weixi glanced at the blushing and bashful Xia Zhijin. Although she very much wanted to sleep with Li Yuan, she still felt a bit inhibited. She and Xia Zhijin had only met a few times and had just started to get to know each other over the past few days. It was different with Zhong Tingyue. They had been college roommates and were very close. Plus, they had been drinking that night when she agreed to Li Yuan’s absurd request...

"Uhm... Yuan, I’m not feeling too well either. You should let Zhijin accompany you tonight. She’s new here and might feel a bit out of place, so you should be with her."

Li Yuan hadn’t really expected all three of them to be with him anyway. He had just spent over an hour "playing games" with Qi Siyu in the office that afternoon. He needed to take it easy tonight.

There will be plenty of time for that later!

Li Yuan smiled at the bashful Xia Zhijin. "Zhijin, I’ll be with you tonight, then."

Xia Zhijin glanced at Zhong Tingyue and Bai Weixi, who both wore unreadable expressions. Her heart hammered against her ribs, leaping into her throat. She tensed up nervously, her small hands fidgeting, unsure where to put them.

This was the first time she had ever experienced something like this. Before, she had only ever been alone with Li Yuan.